Helmerich & Payne (HP) Competitors $19.72 +0.49 (+2.54%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.72 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 06:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HP vs. PTEN, NBR, VAL, RIG, HPK, PDS, BORR, AMNI, HESM, and AMShould you be buying Helmerich & Payne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helmerich & Payne include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Nabors Industries (NBR), Valaris (VAL), Transocean (RIG), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Precision Drilling (PDS), Borr Drilling (BORR), American Noble Gas (AMNI), Hess Midstream (HESM), and Antero Midstream (AM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Helmerich & Payne vs. Patterson-UTI Energy Nabors Industries Valaris Transocean HighPeak Energy Precision Drilling Borr Drilling American Noble Gas Hess Midstream Antero Midstream Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HP or PTEN? Helmerich & Payne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHelmerich & Payne$2.76B0.70$344.17M$3.046.42Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.41-$968.03M-$2.47-2.32 Which has more risk and volatility, HP or PTEN? Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HP or PTEN more profitable? Helmerich & Payne has a net margin of 11.02% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -18.00%. Helmerich & Payne's return on equity of 11.31% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Helmerich & Payne11.02% 11.31% 6.35% Patterson-UTI Energy -18.00%0.81%0.51% Do analysts rate HP or PTEN? Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus target price of $31.78, suggesting a potential upside of 62.80%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $11.29, suggesting a potential upside of 96.86%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Helmerich & Payne.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Helmerich & Payne 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Is HP or PTEN a better dividend stock? Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Helmerich & Payne pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HP or PTEN? Patterson-UTI Energy received 116 more outperform votes than Helmerich & Payne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.23% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 54.02% of users gave Helmerich & Payne an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHelmerich & PayneOutperform Votes69854.02% Underperform Votes59445.98% Patterson-UTI EnergyOutperform Votes81462.23% Underperform Votes49437.77% Does the media favor HP or PTEN? In the previous week, Helmerich & Payne had 5 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Helmerich & Payne and 18 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Helmerich & Payne's score of 0.46 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Helmerich & Payne 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Patterson-UTI Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HP or PTEN? 96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats Helmerich & Payne on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Helmerich & Payne News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHelmerich & PayneDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.94B$661.85M$6.84B$18.67BDividend Yield4.61%6.03%11.08%4.24%P/E Ratio6.412.9442.7031.32Price / Sales0.702.1219,628.7226.45Price / Cash3.513.1235.4317.54Price / Book0.660.403.344.32Net Income$344.17M-$298.82M$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance3.61%2.83%4.45%7.19%1 Month Performance-24.69%-11.77%-7.34%-6.37%1 Year Performance-53.10%-38.81%138.89%1.78% Helmerich & Payne Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HPHelmerich & Payne4.4862 of 5 stars$19.72+2.5%$31.78+61.2%-54.0%$1.96B$2.76B6.496,200Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.2631 of 5 stars$5.69+0.5%$11.54+102.8%-50.8%$2.20B$5.38B-2.306,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownNBRNabors Industries2.7476 of 5 stars$29.58+2.2%$73.33+147.9%-63.9%$284.09M$2.93B-1.3212,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeVALValaris3.4718 of 5 stars$31.25+5.7%$52.50+68.0%-56.3%$2.22B$2.36B6.085,450Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeRIGTransocean4.63 of 5 stars$2.33+7.1%$4.98+114.2%-64.1%$2.05B$3.52B-3.185,340Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHPKHighPeak Energy3.3783 of 5 stars$8.90-8.2%$11.50+29.2%-43.1%$1.12B$1.07B7.0130News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePDSPrecision Drilling3.491 of 5 stars$40.27+1.8%$112.00+178.1%-40.8%$545.54M$1.90B7.483,350Analyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBORRBorr Drilling3.3028 of 5 stars$1.83+6.7%$9.00+393.2%-66.9%$446.99M$1.01B5.70520AMNIAmerican Noble GasN/AN/AN/AN/A$2,000.00$120,000.000.003HESMHess Midstream3.7765 of 5 stars$36.12-2.9%$43.00+19.1%+3.4%$7.87B$1.49B14.50200Positive NewsAMAntero Midstream3.5985 of 5 stars$16.14-1.2%$16.50+2.3%+18.8%$7.72B$1.18B19.44590Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors Valaris Competitors Transocean Competitors HighPeak Energy Competitors Precision Drilling Competitors Borr Drilling Competitors American Noble Gas Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors Antero Midstream Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HP) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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